在线阅读本书 Steinbeck's first major critical and commercial success, TORTILLA FLAT is also his funniest novel. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship abovemoney and possessions, so that when he suddently inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen o...(展开全部)

Unabridged, 6 CDs, 7 hours --Read by John McDonough "Steinbeck is an artist; and he tells stories of these lovable thieves and adulterers with a gentle and poetic purity of heart and of prose." -New York Herald Tribune Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and p...(展开全部)

Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americaas greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publishing his many works for the first time as blackspine Penguin Classics featuring eye-catching, newly commissioned art. This season we continue with the seven spectacular and influential books "East of Eden, Cannery Row, ...(展开全部)

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student who subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her torm...(展开全部)

[ 日本 ] 川上未映子 出生于大阪，是当代日本文坛极具国际影响力的作家之一，她以诗意的文风及对女性身体的洞察、对伦理道德悖论和现代社会困境的省察而闻名。 出道之前，为偿还家庭债务并筹措弟弟的学费，川上做过酒吧侍应、书店店员等工作。在打工的同时，她开始了自己的音乐生涯。与一家大型唱片公司签约，并搬到了东京。然而，她不能写自己的歌词，专辑的销售情况也不理想，于是她彻底辞职，转而从事文学创作。最初 她是一名博客作者，后来在文学杂志上发表诗歌，正式开始文学创作。作为演员的她曾拿下日本电影旬报最佳新人女演员奖。她对于性别、家庭和女性的坦率思考，为她收获了大量渴望获得理智与独立的女性读者，日点击量高达 20 万次。 川上以诗人的身份在文坛出道，并于 2007 年出版了她的第一部中篇小说《我的自我、我的牙齿和世界》。她的作品曾拿下了日本文坛各大奖项，包括芥川奖（...(展开全部)

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami’s novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student who subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her torm...(展开全部)

[ 日本 ] 川上未映子 出生于大阪，是当代日本文坛极具国际影响力的作家之一，她以诗意的文风及对女性身体的洞察、对伦理道德悖论和现代社会困境的省察而闻名。 出道之前，为偿还家庭债务并筹措弟弟的学费，川上做过酒吧侍应、书店店员等工作。在打工的同时，她开始了自己的音乐生涯。与一家大型唱片公司签约，并搬到了东京。然而，她不能写自己的歌词，专辑的销售情况也不理想，于是她彻底辞职，转而从事文学创作。最初 她是一名博客作者，后来在文学杂志上发表诗歌，正式开始文学创作。作为演员的她曾拿下日本电影旬报最佳新人女演员奖。她对于性别、家庭和女性的坦率思考，为她收获了大量渴望获得理智与独立的女性读者，日点击量高达 20 万次。 川上以诗人的身份在文坛出道，并于 2007 年出版了她的第一部中篇小说《我的自我、我的牙齿和世界》。她的作品曾拿下了日本文坛各大奖项，包括芥川奖（...(展开全部)

"A nonstop thrill ride." --Harlan Coben A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder--four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives. "Grade 'A' . . . don't miss it."" "--"Rocky Mountain News"Retired policemen from Los Angeles, the killers easily pers...(展开全部)

A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother go on the run in the woods of North Idaho, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder---four men who know exactly who William and Annie are, and who know exactly where their desperate mother is waiting for news of her children's fate. Retired cops from Los Angeles, the killers easily persuade the inexperienced sheriff...(展开全部)

这是一个被视觉美化后的世界。 这是一个充满人类谎言和自欺欺人的世界。 被政府网络统一控制的国家，人类失去了识别真实事物的能力，在人类一出生时就在视网膜神经上植入了纳米芯片，之后的人生就交托给电子网络（heaven eyes system）来...